Words / B2

TROOTH/truːθ/

Truth is what is true; the real facts (often uncountable): tell the truth; a grain of truth. True is the adjective (already in the dictionary); truly is the adverb (previous). Quote the truth as the source states it, then evaluate. Mix-up: trough; truce. Do not write “a truth” for every opinion.

Meaning

What is true; the real facts (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Quote the truth as the source states it, then evaluate the bias.”
• “A grain of truth in the rumour still needs a named document, which is the “partly true” sense.”

Good to know

the truth; tell / speak the truth; a grain of truth. Adjective: true. Adverb: truly. Trap: opinion-as-truth. News, RS, and orals. Facts that hold, not a slogan.

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